LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: D.C. Reeves, Mayor
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APPROVAL TO USE TREE PLANTING TRUST FUNDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF TREES ON CITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY OR PUBLIC PROPERTY THAT HAVE BECOME HAZARDOUS TO PERSONS AND/OR PROPERTY AND INSTALLATION OF NEW PLANTINGS
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That City Council authorize the Parks and Recreation Department the approval to use Tree Planting Trust Funding for the removal of trees that have become hazardous to persons and/or property, and installation of a new tree at or near the location of the removed tree.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
The City’s Parks and Recreation Department maintains a tree removal and trimming list that is constantly updated as trees are either removed or addressed. However, due to limited resources, staff has not been able to remove trees at a rate to offset the number of additional trees that are added to the list, so unfortunately some trees that need removal have been on the list for upwards to 2 years.
The trees that have been identified by the City’s Arborist and Parks Superintendent as hazardous or dead may result in property damage or personal injury if not addressed in a timely manner. Therefore, as an initiative to address the trees deemed hazardous (36), although this number increases/decreases regularly, and to allow the staff to get caught up on the tree removal and trimming list, staff is requesting $100,000.00 from the tree planting trust fund to remove at least 30 (if not all if project costs permit) of the hazardous trees and plant a new tree at or near the location of the removed tree. Of the $100,000, staff intends to use $90,000 for the removals and $10,000 for the new tree plantings.
PRIOR ACTION:
None
FUNDING:
Budget: $ 297,263.00 Tree Planting Trust Fund Appropriated Balance
Actual: $ 100,000.00 Removal and New Tree Plantings
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
An appropriated balance in the amount of $297,263.00 is currently available in the Tree Planting Trust Fund. The total cost of the removal and new tree planting shall not exceed $100,000.00. Upon City Council approval, $100,000.00 will be transferred from the current holding account to an account specifically for this project within the Tree Planting Trust Fund.
LEGAL REVIEW ONLY BY CITY ATTORNEY: Yes
12/28/2022
STAFF CONTACT:
Kerrith Fiddler, City Administrator
David Forte, Deputy City Administrator - Community Development
Adrian Stills, Parks and Recreation Director
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Parks and Recreation Tree Removal List
PRESENTATION: No end